Joe Parfitt
Joe Parfitt served in the U.S. Army from 1999 to 2020. Parfitt earned a high school diploma from Northampton Area High School, a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 2015, and a graduate degree from National Defense University in 2017.
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Taxes, budget & cost of living: “The basic duty of a legislature is to pass a budget. The North Carolina legislature is derelict in its duties and over a year late. Instead of fulfilling its primary role the house has instead been focusing on culture war nonsense while failing its constituents. When I am elected publishing a budget so the taxpayer can see where their money goes is my first priority.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026)) Taxes, budget & cost of living: “When I am elected, I will tirelessly strive to make North Carolina public schools the best in the nation. This will necessitate increasing the compensation for teachers and school service personnel, investing in our community college’s capabilities, and increasing the corporate tax rate to fund it.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026)) Ben Moss
Ben Moss was born in Rockingham, North Carolina . He graduated from Richmond Senior High School.
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Priorities & Governance: “Ben Moss serves as a state Representative in the North Carolina General Assembly, where he has a history of enacting policies that advance economic opportunity and prosperity for all North Carolinians while protecting individual freedoms and promoting personal responsibilities.”
(Campaign website) Education: “Ben has fought hard against critical race theory indoctrination in schools, stopped all efforts by the Left to defund the police, and has continued to defend our 2nd Amendment rights and protect the unborn. An avid sportsman, Moss currently serves as Chairman of the NC House Committee on Wildlife Resources.”
(Campaign website) Priorities & Governance: “Moss was led into the political arena by his Christian faith and his innate drive to make our state the best place to live, work, and raise a family. His blue-collar experiences coupled with his last decade of public service have prepared him to cut through bureaucracy and make the government work better for the people.”
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